Sedgwick (CTA station)

Sedgwick
Station statistics
Address 1536 North Sedgwick Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
Lines
  Brown Line
  Purple Line weekday rush hours only
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms (formerly 2 island platforms)
Tracks 2 (formerly 4)
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Opened May 31, 1900
Rebuilt 2006-07
Accessible
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 1,132,721[1]  6.4%
Services
Preceding station   Chicago 'L'   Following station
toward Kimball
 Brown Line
toward The Loop
toward Linden
 Purple Line
Location

Sedgwick is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line, Purple Line Express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood of the Near North Side community area. The adjacent stations are Armitage, which is located about one mile (1.6 km) to the northwest, and Chicago, located about one mile (1.6 km) to the south.

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History

The station was put into service in 1900 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's initial route,[2] and it is one of the oldest standing stations on the 'L'.

Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

During 2007 the main station entrance was closed for extensive renovation and rebuilding as part of the CTA's Brown Line capacity expansion project. Throughout the renovation period, the station remained open on weekdays but experienced several weekend closures, with entrance to the station through a temporary entrance (which was later converted to an emergency exit) located one block west of the original entrance. As the outside express tracks had not been in service since 1963[3] they were removed and island platforms widened, converting them to side platforms. The platforms were also extended to allow eight-car trains to berth, and elevators were added along with other upgrades to meet to meet ADA requirements.[4] The historical station house was restored, and an extension was added behind it.[2]

Bus connections

CTA

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References

  1. ^ "Annual Ridership Report: Calendar Year 2010" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/ridership_reports/2010-Annual.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-30. 
  2. ^ a b Sedgwick. Chicago "L".org (URL accessed September 23, 2006).
  3. ^ Borzo, Greg (2007). The Chicago "L". Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7385-5100-5. 
  4. ^ Sedgwick Station. CTA Countdown to a New Brown website (URL accessed September 23, 2006).

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